S.E. Cupp Quotes

Getting to the pint where the other is not the enemy is a big leap.

Throughout my life I have always been amazed that people couldn't listen to other people, that they couldn't hear their best intent, that there seemed to be an enormous need to demonize.

The good people of this world are very far from being satisfied with each other & my arms are the best peacemakers.

Conversations create change. It's easy to call someone 'enemy,' but there's more to it, right?

I think I'm always trying to see the other's point of view, dealing in a very heart-to-heart way.

Once you have dialogue starting, you know you can break down prejudice.

We need to understand the other side to impact the other side. We become much more effective as humans and leaders when we engage in hearty conversations with those who are different from us, not necessarily to change our opinions, but to build the empathy muscle.

Meeting at our fault lines is much more interesting to me than meeting at shared values. I'm not trying to sell you something. If anything, I'm trying to show you where we are. There is nothing to hide.

Every fight should be settled through love and dialogue.

I don't like controversies. I try to understand where a person comes from and where he is.

Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may indeed see the basic weaknesses of our own condition, and if we are mature, we may learn and grow and profit from the wisdom of the brothers who are called the opposition.

I must believe that in words we will find what in fury we cannot.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope.

My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.

One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

You don't accomplish a lot by changing people's opinions by shoving facts down their throat. I think you change people's opinions by opening your heart up and showing the parallels between you and another person. That's how people's ideas shift.

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.

War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof we are human is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist.

When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.